The Haryana government has suspended mobile internet services in 17 districts till January 30 in view of the Farmers protest.
Mobile internet services will be stopped in 14 districts–Ambala, Yamunanagar, Kurukshetra, Karnal, Kaithal, Panipat, Hisar, Jind, Rohtak, Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri, Fatehabad, Rewari and Sirsa.
Internet services were already suspended in Palwal, Sonipat and Jhajjar, and has now been extended.
The Haryana government’s decision comes at a time when people from Haryana have started progressing towards Delhi’s borders, especially Ghazipur, Tikri and Singhu, to show their support to the farmers protesting against the Centre’s 3 new agricultural laws.
The order issued by Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Rajeev Arora states that the step was taken to “stop the spread of disinformation and rumours and divisive propaganda through various social media platforms, such as WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter etc on mobile phones and SMS, for…